Dave’s Gone By #380 (3/31/2012): THE BITTER BEGINNING

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Here is the 380th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, March 31, 2012. Info: Davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave chats with film producer and Bitter End club founder Fred Weintraub, while Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actress Elza Zagreda. Plus: Inside Broadway (Seminar n’ Salesman), Saturday Segues (April and Bitter) and Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (bitter).

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: producer Fred Weintraub, actress Elza Zagreda

Note: Farewell to our Friend of the Daverhood, Fred Weintraub, who passed March 5, 2017 at age 88.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:08:00 DAVE GOES OFF – Powerball Mania
00:19:00 SATURDAY SEGUE: April
00:42:30 INSIDE BROADWAY (news (00:42:30), Death of a Salesman (00:55:30) & Seminar (01:02:30))
01:19:30 GUEST: Fred Weintraub
01:59:00 Sponsors
02:07:30 SATURDAY SEGUE: Bitter
02:17:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Elza Zagreda
02:48:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Bitter)
02:59:00 Thanks & Friends
03:05:00 DAVE GOES OUT

March 31, 2012 Playlist: “April Fools” (00:19:30; Rufus Wainwright). “April” (00:24:30; PJ Harvey & John Parish). “April in Paris” (00:29:00; Thelonious Monk). “April, Come She Will” (00:32:30; Simon & Garfunkel). “One April Day” (00:34:30; Stephin Merritt). “April Fool’s Day Morn” (00:36:30; Loudon Wainwright III). “Come Rain or Come Shine” (00:50:30; Judy Garland). “Writers are a Funny Breed” (01:10:30; Jane Siberry). “So Early Early in the Spring” (01:16:00; Judy Collins). “Can’t Help But Wonder Where I’m Bound” (01:54:00; Tom Paxton). “Bitter Tears” (02:08:00; Magnetic Fields). “Bitter Branches” (PJ Harvey; 02:11:00). “Bitter” (02:13:00; Jill Sobule). “Elza Zagreda” (02:45:30; Youtube excerpt). “Ye Shall be Changed” (Bob Dylan; 02:48:00). “Every Grain of Sand” (03:08:00; Barb Jungr). “Heartland” (02:52:00; Willie Nelson & Bob Dylan).

Fred Weintraub’s book
Elza Zagreda
Death of a Salesman with Philip Seymour Hoffman
Seminar

Dave’s Gone By #379 (3/24/2012): SOLOMON’S MINE

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Here is the 379th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, March 24, 2012. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave chats with UNC Radio general manager Sam Wood, and Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with comedian Steve Solomon. Plus: Inside Broadway (news & reviews), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (first album), Saturday Segues (hunger and songs in my head), Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on his rave review.

Guests: UNC Radio’s Sam Wood, comedian Steve Solomon

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:09:30 GUEST: Sam Wood
00:26:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Hunger
00:41:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Steve Solomon
01:06:30 INSIDE BROADWAY (news & reviews (Wit (01:16:30); Laurie Anderson’s Delusion (01:23:30), Once (01:34:00))
01:43:30 Sponsors & Weather
01:54:00 Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on a Rave Review
02:00:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (first album)
02:24:30 More Sponsors
02:30:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In My Head
02:56:30 Friends
03:00:00 DAVE GOES OUT

March 24, 2012 Playlist: “The City is Hungry” (00:26:30; Bruce Cockburn). “We are Hungry Men” (00:32:00; David Bowie). “I’m Hungry” (00:35:00; Sugarcubes). “The Wake-Up Call” (01:01:00; New Orleans Klezmer Allstars). “Falling Slowly” (01:02:00), “If You Want Me” (01:30:30) & “Gold” (03:01:30; Once 2012 Broadway cast w/ Cristin Milioti & Steve Kazee). “Here with You” (01:28:00; Laurie Anderson). “You’re No Good” (02:03:30), “Baby, Let Me Follow You Down” (02:05:00), “Highway 51” (02:07:30), “Song to Woody” (02:10:30), “When I Got Troubles” (02:13:00), “In My Time of Dyin'” (02:14:30), “Talkin’ New York” (02:17:00) & “See That My Grave is Kept Clean” (02:20:30). “Spazz” (02:32:30; The Elastik Band). “Academia” (02:35:00; Sia). “Behind That Locked Door” (02:40:00; George Harrison). “Cactus Tree” (02:43:00; Judy Collins). “I Loves You Porgy” (02:48:00; Nina Simone, 1962).

Steve Solomon
Wit
Laurie Anderson
Once
Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By #378 (3/3/2012): REDD HEADS

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Here is the 378th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, March 3, 2012. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Dave chats with authors Eric Lefcowitz (“Monkee Business”) and Michael Seth Starr (“Black & Blue – The Redd Foxx Story”), and Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews musical director Richard Shore. Plus: Inside Broadway (news), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Mr. Jones), a Saturday Segue (the Monkees).

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: authors Michael Seth Starr and Eric Lefcowitz, musician Richard Shore

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:15:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – the Monkees
00:29:30 GUEST: Michael Seth Starr
01:21:00 Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection #38: Shalom Dammit in NY
01:29:00 GUEST: Eric Lefcowitz
01:48:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Richard Shore
02:10:30 Sponsors
02:17:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later: Mr. Jones
02:43:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:54:30 Thanks & Friends
03:01:30 DAVE GOES OUT

March 3, 2012 Playlist: “Daydream Believer” (00:18:00), “A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You” (00:21:00), “Cuddly Toy” (00:23:30), “Valleri” (00:26:00), “Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)” (01:25:00), “(Theme from) The Monkees” (01:45:30) & (“You and I”; 03:04:00; The Monkees) “Lucky Guy” (00:36:00) & “Live Excerpts” (01:16:00; Redd Foxx). “The Wake-Up Call” (01:47:30, New Orleans Klezmer Allstars). “Ay Ya Bibi” (02:06:30; Klezperanto). “Ballad of a Thin Man” (live, 02:17:00), “Million Dollar Bash – Version 1” (02:21:00), “I Shall Be Free No. 10” (02:23:30), “Angelina” (02:28:00), “On the Road Again” (2:35:00) & “Buckets of Rain” (02:37:30, Bob Dylan).

Eric Lefcowitz
Michael Seth Starr
Starr’s book
Richard Shore
Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By #377 (2/25/2012): GRADYWIT SCHOOL

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Here is the 377th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Feb. 25, 2012. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave chats with actor John Grady (Fear Factor: The Canine Edition). Plus: Inside Broadway, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (“deth” songs), a Saturday Segue (Canada), Rabbi Sol Solomon, and a musical farewell to Mike Melvoin.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guest: actor John Grady
Notes: Musical segue edited out of final segment.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:10:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Canada
00:52:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (part one)
00:59:30 GUEST: John Grady
01:37:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (part two)
01:44:00 Sponsors
01:52:30 Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection – Shalom Dammit in NY
02:01:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (“deth”)
02:36:00 Friends
02:39:30 DAVE SAYS BYE – Mike Melvoin
02:55:00 Thanks & Weather
03:01:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Feb. 25, 2012 Playlist: “I Feel it All” (00:13:00; Feist). “Into the Fire” (00:17:00; Sarah McLachlan). “Blame Canada” (00:20:30; South Park – Bigger, Longer & Uncut, soundtrack). “Snowbird” (00:22:00; Anne Murray). “Lovin’ Cup” (00:24:00; Jane Siberry). “The Mummer’s Dance” (00:27:30; Loreena McKennitt). “Blue Guitar” (00:33:30; Cowboy Junkies). “All the Ways I Want You” (00:39:30; Bruce Cockburn). “A Case of You” (00:44:00; Joni Mitchell). “Fear is a Man’s Best Friend” (00:56:00; John Cale). “Falling Slowly” (01:33:00; “Once” film soundtrack w/ Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova). “Masters of War” ({live from “Real Live”}; 02:01:30), “Seven Curses” (02:07:30), “What Can I Do for You” (02:11:30), “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” ({live}; 02:17:30), “Blowin’ in the Wind” ({live}, 02:24:00) & “Death is Not the End” (02:28:00; Bob Dylan). “Stand By Me” (02:40:30; John Lennon). “Eggs and Sausage” (02:44:00; Tom Waits). “I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times” (02:50:00; The Beach Boys).

John Grady
Pierre Juneau
Mike Melvoin
Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By #376 (2/18/2012): GO ASK ALICE ABOUT JUDYISM

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Here is the 376th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Feb. 18, 2012. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave chats with legendary songstress Judy Collins and Tony-winning actress Alice Ripley. Plus: Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on his stage show in NYC, Inside Broadway, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Collins covers), and a 75th birthday chat with Dave’s dad, Philip Lefkowitz.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: singer Judy Collins, actress Alice Ripley, Dave’s dad Philip Lefkowitz

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:04:00 GUEST: Judy Collins
00:53:30 Sponsors
01:01:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news, Dancing at Lughnasa (01:07:30))
01:16:00 GUEST: Alice Ripley
02:08:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Collins covers)
02:30:00 Weather
02:34:00 Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection – Shalom Dammit in NY
02:38:30 GUEST: Philip Lefkowitz
02:55:00 Thanks & Friends
03:01:30 DAVE GOES OUT
03:05:00 Promo – Shalom Dammit! in NY

Feb. 18, 2012 Playlist: “The Blizzard” (00:32:00), “So Early, Early in the Spring” (00:39:30), “Send in the Clowns” (00:42:00), “Cactus Tree” (00:46:30), “Pity the Poor Immigrant” (02:08:30), “Tomorrow is a Long Time” (02:12:30), “Just Like a Woman” (02:16:30), “Dark Eyes” (02:21:30; Judy Collins), “Daddy, You’ve Been on My Mind” (02:25:30; Judy Collins). “I Miss the Mountains” (Next to Normal orig. Bway cast w/ Alice Ripley), “Beautiful Eyes” (02:01:00; Alice Ripley), “If We Never Meet Again” (03:03:00; Emily Skinner & Alice Ripley).

Judy Collins
Philip Lefkowitz
Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By #375 (2/4/2012): ALONE WITH MY THOUGHTS

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Here is the 375th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Feb. 4, 2012. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave takes a rare solo turn to talk politics and Facebook. Plus: Saturday Segues (snow & king), Inside Broadway (news), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (covers) and Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection (more jokes).

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN – Snow
00:14:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Snow
00:47:00 DAVE GOES OFF – Economic Upturn?
01:07:00 Sponsors
01:15:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – (Zalman) King
01:47:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news, Ben Gazzara (01:59:00))
02:07:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (covers)
02:41:30 Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection – more jokes
02:54:00 DAVE GOES OFF – Facebook IPO
03:00:00 Friends
03:03:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Feb. 4, 2012 Playlist: “Winterlong” (Fillmore live version; 00:15:00; Neil Young). “Last Snowstorm of the Year” (Low; 00:18:30). “Roses in the Snow” (Nico; 00:20:30). “Step Softly Thru Snow” (00:24:30; Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band). “The Snows” (00:26:30; Pentangle). “Snowball in Negative” (00:30:30; Divine Comedy). “Snow Don’t Fall” (00:35:00; Townes Van Zandt). “Winter” (00:37:30; The Rolling Stones). “Sun King” (01:19:30; The Beatles). “King of the Jailhouse” (01:22:00; Aimee Mann). “King for a Day” (XTC; 01:27:30). “Warrior King” (01:31:00; Lou Reed). “King of Hearts” (Lucinda Williams; 01:35:30). “King of Bohemia” (Richard Thompson; 01:39:30). “Ben Gazzara” (Dave Lefkowitz; 02:04:30). “I Pity the Poor Immigrant” (02:08:30; Judy Collins). 3″Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again (02:12:30; Cat Power). “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere” (02:19:30; The Byrds). “Love is Just a Four Letter Word” (02:22:00; Joan Baez). “I Can’t Leave Her Behind” (02:26:30; Stephen Malkmus). “I’m Not There” (02:28:00; Sonic Youth). “Be My Co-Dependent Valentine” (02:47:00; Dave Jay).

Ben Gazzara
Facebook IPO
Zalman King Lefkovitz
Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By #373 (1/21/2012): KIR PACKAGE

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Here is the 373rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Jan. 21, 2012. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave chats with Oscar-winning actor George Chakiris. Also: Inside Broadway, Saturday Segue (Dave’s faves), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Dave’s faves) and Dave celebrates his upcoming birthday by chatting with his aunt, Esther Brower, and his oldest friend, Ozer Teitelbaum. Plus: Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on gay Tel Aviv.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: actor George Chakiris, Ozer Teitelbaum, Esther Brower

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:14:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Dave’s Faves
00:31:00 GUEST: Ozer Teitelbaum
00:58:30 GUEST: George Chakiris
01:43:30 Sponsors
01:48:00 Inside Broadway: news
01:58:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later: Dave’s Faves
02:20:30 Weather
02:22:00 GUEST: Esther Brower
00:53:30 Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection #35: Gay Tel Aviv
03:01:30 Friends
03:05:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Jan. 21, 2012 Playlist: “Sway” (00:14:30; The Rolling Stones). “Scattered” (00:18:30; Neil Young). “Coming Up Close” (00:22:30; `Til Tuesday). “Old Friends” (00:54:30; Simon & Garfunkel). “What I Did for Love” (00:57:30; George Chakiris). “America” (01:36:30; “West Side Story,” film soundtrack). “In Search of Peter Pan” (01:52:00; Kate Bush). “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35” (01:59:30), “Seven Days” (02:04:00), “She’s Your Lover Now” (02:08:00) & “One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) (02:14:00; Bob Dylan). “Families” (02:50:00; Lou Reed). “Willie and the Hand Jive” (02:58:00; Johnny Otis). “Don’t Cry” (03:08:30; Etta James).

George Chakiris
Ozer Teitelbaum
Esther Brower
gay Tel Aviv

Dave’s Gone By #372 (1/14/2012): SOUL DOCTORS

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Here is the 372nd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio Jan. 14, 2012. Info: Davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actor-musician Gary Morris (Soul Doctor) and Rabbi Rami Shapiro. Plus: Inside Broadway (news), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (King), and Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on Mitt Romney.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: Rabbi Rami Shapiro, actor-singer Gary Morris

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:13:00 SATURDAY SEGUE
00:40:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Gary Morris
01:24:00 Sponsors
01:30:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Rabbi Rami Shapiro
02:16:00 Weather
02:17:30 Inside Broadway – news
02:33:00 Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on Mitt Romney
02:41:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later: King
03:05:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Jan. 14, 2012 Playlist: “Gettin’ Up Early” (00:14:00; Anne Hills). “Margaret vs. Pauline” (00:18:00; Neko Case). “Sleeping Annaleah” (00:21:00; Nick Cave). “Let Me Down Slow” (24:00; The Rolling Stones). “Slung-Lo” (00:28:00; Erin McKeown). “If You Were Mine” (00:31:00), “Wind Beneath My Wings” (00:40:00), “Bring Him Home” (00:56:00) & “Don’t Touch Me” (01:16:00; Gary Morris). “Rachmono” (01:05:33) & “Hashmi’ini” (03:09:30; Shlomo Carlebach). “Ancient of Days” (Van Morrison; 02:10:00). “Robert Mitchum” (02:29:00; Naked Boys Singing, off-Broadway cast). “They Killed Him” (02:44:00), “Too Much of Nothing” (real basement tapes version 2; 02:48:00), “Arthur McBride” (02:50:30) & “Walls of Red Wing” (02:57:00; Bob Dylan).

Gary Morris
Gary Morris
Rami Shapiro
Rami Shapiro
Shlomo Carlebach
Dylan goes Talmudic
Mitt Romney
Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By #371 (12/17/2011): TOO SOON?

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Here is the 371st episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Dec. 17, 2011. Info: davsegoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: comedian Gilbert Gottfried, writer Steven Stoliar, musician Sean Altman.

Featuring: Dave chats with comedian Gilbert Gottfried and author Steven Stoliar (“Raised Eyebrows: My Years in Groucho’s House”) and Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with musical humorist Sean Altman (“Jewmongous”). Plus: Inside Broadway and Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on Newt Gingrich.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:13:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news)
00:32:30 GUEST: Gilbert Gottfried
01:07:00 GUEST: Steven Stoliar
02:11:30 Sponsors
02:19:45 Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on Newt Gingrich
02:29:00 Weather
02:34:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with Sean Altman
03:29:30 Friends & Thanks
03:37:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 17, 2011 Playlist: “Elegy for the Brave (from Henry V)” (00:17:30; William Shatner). “Together” (00:25:00; William Shatner & Lemon Jello). “Dinner with Manson” (00:31:00) & “Joan Rivers’ Vagina” (01:01:00; Gilbert Gottfried). “Hello, I Must Be Going” (01:06:00) (Groucho Marx in “Animal Crackers”). “Property” (02:07:30; Groucho & Chico Marx in “The Cocoanuts”). “Torch Song (Newt)” (02:25:30; Jay Rogers in When Pigs Fly original off- Broadway cast). “What the Hell is Simchas Torah?” (02:31:00), “Taller Than Jesus” (02:49:30), “Hanukah with Monica” (02:55:00), “Christian Baby Blood” (03:05:30), “Blame the Jews” (03:10:00) & “The Chosen People” (03:18:00; Sean Altman). “Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?” (02:44:30; Rockapella). “I Have a Little Dreidel” (03:27:00; GrooveBarbers).

Gilbert Gottfried
Steve Stoliar
Sean Altman
Jewmongous
Newt Gingrich
Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By #335 (12/11/2011): BUCKAROO

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Here is the 335th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Dec. 11, 2010. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Dave chats with guitarist and songwriter Keith Nelson of the rock band Buckcherry. Plus: musical segues about finals week and Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (finishing touches).

host: Dave Lefkowitz

guest: Keith Nelson (Buckcherry songwriter & guitarist)

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:15:00 SATURDAY SEGUE (finals)
00:32:00 Dave on Finals Week
00:40:00 SATURDAY SEGUE (abandoned brains)
01:03:00 GUEST: Keith Nelson (of Buckcherry)
01:37:00 F-Bombs n’ Crazy Bitches
01:47:00 Sponsors & Weather
01:57:00 Bob Dylan in the news
02:34:30 Bob Dylan: “Sooner & Later” (finishing touches)
00:53:00 Is Dylan too Old?
02:55:30 Dave Says Bye: John Leslie
02:58:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 11, 2 010 Playlist: “It’s All Over Now” (00:14:30; The Rolling Stones), “Overs” (00:18:00; Simon & Garfunkel), “It’s Over” (00:20:00; Tom Waits), “Finishing Touches (00:24:30; Warren Zevon), “Goodbye Yesterday” (00:28:30; Jimmy Cliff), “The Abandoned Brain” (00:40:00; Robyn Hitchcock), “Brain Dead” (00:43:00; “A New Brain,” off-Broadway cast), “Who are the Brain Police?” (00:45:30; Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention), “Alejandro” (00:56:30; Lady Gaga), “Slit My Wrists” (01:04:30), “All Night Long” (01:08:30), “Sunshine” (01:12:30), Crazy Bitch” (01:30:30) & “Lit Up” (01:33″30; Buckcherry). “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” (00:51:00); “The Times They are A-Changin’” (02:02:00; demo version), “Isis” (02:05:00); “Day of the Locusts” (02:11:30), “Going Going Gone” (02:15:00; live at Budokan), “Restless Farewell” (02:24:30; Bob Dylan), “I Shall Be Released” (02:20:00; Bob Dylan & Joan Baez).

Keith Nelson
Buckcherry
John Leslie